A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. In this photo, police officers are seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. in this photo, police officers can be seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. A police officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. An officer is seen at the site of incident where police tapes have been put up to keep people off limits during investigation.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. A police officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. RCMP officers are seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. An officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. A police officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. RCMP officers are seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. RCMP officers are seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. An officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. RCMP officers are seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

A RCMP officer shot a man on 98A Ave near 118B St in central Surrey Friday night. The IIO has taken over the investigation. An officer is seen at the site of incident.Shane MacKichan
/ Special to the Sun

He said when they arrived, the officers found the man and there was an “interaction” with police outside the residence during which the man was shot. Court would not provide any details about what happened. Court said investigators will try to determine what state the man was in when police arrived and whether he had a weapon.

“It’s my understanding that RCMP located the man outside the residence and there obviously was some sort of incident in which the man was shot. At this point, our investigation will focus on the why in determining what happened,” said Court.

“Right now, I just don’t know (whether he had a weapon) and it would be premature to speculate.”

The man was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Following that, the IIO was notified at around 10:15 p.m., and deployed investigators.

The IIO is charged with investigating police incidents involving death or serious harm. That includes life-threatening injury or a serious disfiguring or crippling injury.

The office, commonly called the IIO, was created in hopes of restoring public confidence in the accountability of police forces in B.C. after the police killing of Robert Dziekanski and other fatal incidents.

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